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Mass Surveillance Is an Important Part of Yahoo's Business Model (bloomberg.com)
28 points by elaineo 3536 days ago
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99% of the accounts on Yahoo Mail are for accounts which have little consequence for the reputation of its users. Yahoo is the wastebasket of the Internet, a kibble drawer for frivolous social media signups and forum registrations, and the goto service when one doesn't want to hand over his/her actual email address.